CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: April 23, 1962
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
CONTENTS
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2. USSR: Ehrushchev declares willingness to meet Pres-
ident Kennedy again. (Page it)
3. Congo: Acting UN chief optimistic about resumption of
T.shombd-Adoula talks. (Page it)
4. Syria: Prime minister's statement reflects leftist pres-
sures. (Page tit)
5. Greece- Political atmosphere likely to remain "very
heated!; (Page tit)
6. USSR-Iraq: Three Soviet subchasers apparent ty en route
to Iraq. (Page tv)
7. USSR - Communist China- Trade talks apparently continu-
ing. (page i v)
8. Warsaw Pact: First combined maneuvers in Hungary
since 1956 revolt. (Page v)
9. Yugoslavia- USSR: GroMyko ends five-day visit. (Page v)
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on 20 Apri hat he would be wi ing to meet President
USSR: hrushchev told
in West Berlin
Kennedy again- -preferably in a neutral country, since "past
Soviet wounds" were not sufficiently healed to make this the
best time for the President to visit Moscow. Khrushchev re-
.marked that.in contrast to the Vienna meeting last June, a new
meeting would have to produce concrete agreements. He said
he saw a glimmer of hope for a .Berlin agreement but declared
that Western forces must withdraw or at least give up.their oc-
cupation status. There have been other recent indications
that the USSR will not insist on.the withdrawal of Western forces
if the West will agree to a new status for West Berlin which
terminates the "occupation regime:' The Soviets, however, may
press for a time limit and ceilings on Western troops. remaining
but doubted that further talks, at least under present circumstance
iari was optimistic about Adoula's chances of weathering
ffil
the immediate political storm provoked by last week's incident,
back later this week from New York
ongo?cting UN chief Khiari, who has been a close adviser
and a strong supporter of Adoula, told Ambassador .Gullion on
21 April that he expects, Adoula to make some gesture toward. re-
sumption of negotiations with Tshombe. Adoula now is back in
Leopoldville; Tshombe has informed UN Congo chief Gardiner
that he will return also for furtherks when Gardiner comes
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to undertake new initiatives in northern Katan
Syria:. Prime Minister Azmah's:21 April general policy
statement, while avowing an interest.in encouraging private
capital,. reflects the socialistic and pan-Arab pressures which
induced the army to overthrow the conservative parliamentary
regime three weeks ago. Azmah emphasized the necessity for
state-directed economic planning and the limitation of private
capital investment. The prime minister announced the re-
nationalization of Syria's largest industrial combine and his in-
tention to reinstitute the agrarian reform law decreed by Nasir
during the union with Egypt. With respect to inter-Arab rela-
tions, Azmah emphasized Syria's close ties with "sister Egypt"
and endorsed the standard goals of Arab unity, support for lib-
eration movements throughout the world, and the " ' "
-nf imnPrin-lism in Asia- and Afri tn. F_
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reeceo The non- ommunist opposition appears to have been
encouraged by the response so far to the campaign of public dem-
onstrations it launched last month in an attempt to force the King
to install a caretaker cabinet and call new parliamentary elections.
They may be further encouraged by the rioting and publicity which
would gain Tshombe's assent to any meaningful reintegration
Katanga. The UN official thought that mounting domestic
pressure would finally force Adoula to seek bilateral assist-
ance from radical African states--he specified Egypt and
Ghana--and to carry out his threat of asking UN withdrawal.
Khiari, who apparently is not aware of the plan now under
consideration to have UN forces support a move by the cen-
tral government to collect taxes in Katanga on mineral. ex-
ports, said he saw no solution without the use of force. He
indicated that in order to stimulate useful negotiations and
quiet Adoula's critics, he favored allowing the Congolese Army
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developed in connection with such a demonstration in Athens on
.20 April,_ even.thoughbthe.. handling of the situation by the Greek
security forces is. likely to redound to the government's credit.
The American Embassy believes that the general political at-
mosphere. is likely to remain "very heated" in the immediate
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USSR-Iraq:Soviet subchasers of the SO-I class,
now under tow i he Mediterranean Sea, apparently are be-
ing delivered to Iraq. The SO-I is a small ship of recent
design carrying four five-tube antisubmarine rocket launch-
ers mounted on the bow. Ships of this class have not previ-
ously been delivered to a nonbloc country
Moscow. has previously supplied Baghdad with motor
tore o boats and []auxiliary vessels. Since 1958, the USSR
has agreed to supply Iraq with moire than orth
of military equipment and training, about three four s of
which has been delivered. The most recent Soviet-Iraqi arms
deal, which was signed last September,,, included aircraft
missiles and land armaments
ommuni China: The deputy chief and some
members o the Soviet delegation which signed a 1962 trade
pact with Communist China on 20 April are remaining in Pei-
ping, They probably will discuss the status of Soviet deliv-
eries of equipment for complete plants--a program severely
disrupted since mid-1960b Similar negotiations. went on for
two months after. conclusion of the. 1961 trade agreement,. re-
sulting in adjustments which formalized the curtailment of
Soviet aid to China and established a framework for limited
deliveries of equipment on a.pay-as-you-go basis. Any cur-
rent talks are unlikely, to produce significant changes in Sino-
Soviet economic relations; at most, completion of some partially
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ing g-oviet,. HUFairian~ and Rumanian troops are the first
combined maneuvers by these three countries since the Hun-
garian revolt in 1956. Hungarian participation points up the
progress made in the reconstitution of the Hungarian Army.
Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Malinovsky, Warsaw Pact
commander Marshal Grechko, and Rumanian Defense Minis-
ter General Salajan "participated," according to the Budapest
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not knoR, but elements of a Soviet tank division and a Hun-
garian infantry division were maneuvering.in the Lake Balaton
area of western Hungary between 9 and.20 Apr* . It is ex-
pected.that the current effort to make the Watw Pact a more
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for several helicopters, this would be the first Yugosiav pur-
chase of Soviet military equipment since,the 1948 break with th
Cominform. The decision apparently results from a shortage
of foreign currency with which to buy equipment in Western: Eu.
rope, Belgrade has, on the ottwr hand a trade credLt wjth-the
ZUSSR: Yugoslav officials, according. to the US
E bassy, appear p eased with the Gromyko visit of 16-21 April
admit that tangible,-~ results such., as greater economic coop-
eration will probably remain dependent on the political situation.
Although there is no indication that Gromyko discussed mil-
itary matters during his visit, a Yugoslav Defense Ministry offi-
cial on 18 April told the US army attache' that Belgrade had de-
cided to purchase unspecified types and amounts of military
equipment from the USSR, He insisted, however, that this would
--4- a nhancra in VilanOnv nn1litival orientation. Except
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reek Politics Embittered by Opposition Campaign
Of Demonstrations
The major charge which Center Union leader George
Padreou and his associates are making in their campaign
is. that widespread corruption and intimidation accompanied
the parliamentary elections last October, in which Premier
Karamanlis? right-of-center party won 176 of the 300 seats
and over 50 percent of the popular vote. Most American ob-
servers regardthe:elections as having e n neither more nor
less corrupt than others in recent years.
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egarding the widely publicized Center Union rally on
20 AIIril, the American Embassy in Athens. reports that the
only significant disorders occurred after Papandreou had
concluded a half-hour speech and his audience had dispersed
from acordoned-off area in downtown Athens. Organized
leftists, including Communist-tainted construction workers,
provoked violence by smashing windows in one area while
small groups. of demonstrators elsewhere chanted slogans.
About one hundred demonstrators suffered minor injuries
during the widow-smashing episode, and some 400 persons
were arrested
The Communist-dominated United Democratic Left, which
suffered a severe setback in the October elections, has, been
seeking ever since to gain respectability by associating itself
with the Center. Union?s campaign. Papandreou, who has pub-
licly rejected Communist offers of support, has indicated that
further rallies are planned. These will give the extreme left
further opportunities for violenc]
Zi the same time that it has been encouraged by the atten-
tion its campaign is receiving, the center leadership is probably
increasingly frustrated by the absence of any real lever to use
on the King or the government. Karamanlis' parliamentary'
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osition is still good, although the government lost a recent
yelection, and the royal family is still strongly supporting
The government itself, however, may be tempted to play
up th danger from Papandreou's campaign in at least two ways:
it may clamp down heavily on overt opposition activity with the
justification that it must enforce maximum security for the
forthcoming NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Athens, and
it may cite the opposition campaign as. another reason why the
recent NATO "Wise Men's" report on Greece's economic situa-
tion is politically unacceptable. The government fears ~ this
report could be used by its opponents to claim.. that Greece will
be discriminated against in the allocation of future Western aide
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The Vice President
Executive Offices of the White House
Special Counsel to the President
Military Representative of the President
The Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
The Scientific Adviser to the President
The Director of the Budget
The Director, Office of Emergency Planning
The Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Department of State
The Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
The Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council
The Director of Intelligence and Research
The Treasury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury
The Under Secretary of the Treasury
The Department of Defense
The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of the Army
The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Air Force
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
The Assistant Secretary of Defense
The Chairman, The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Chief of Staff, United States Army
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
U.S. Rep., Military Committee and Standing Group, NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander in Chief, Pacific
The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director, The Joint Staff
The Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff
The Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of Army
The Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Justice
The Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Director
The Atomic Energy Commission
The Chairman
The National Security Agency
The Director
The United States Information Agency
The Director
The National Warning Center
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